Thorbus v. Hobby

TOLIN, District Judge.

This is an action to review a final decision of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare in which it was determined that the plaintiff herein was not entitled to old-age insurance benefits. *869Plaintiff applied for the benefits on the grounds that he was a self-employed person. There was no dispute that plaintiff had paid the self-employment tax for! the necessary period. The Bureau denied his claim on the basis that his alleged self-employment income was “income from real estate rentals” and, hence, did not bring the plaintiff under the benefits of the Act. At…